Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-48430 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48430 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48430?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 25 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Adobe Substance3D Designer.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48430?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-48430 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-48430?
- Check whether you run Adobe Substance 3d Designer or Adobe Substance3D Designer. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Substance3D Designer that can be triggered by processing malicious input files. The attack requires user interaction—specifically, a victim must open a crafted malicious file in the affected application. Upon successful exploitation, an attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution within the security context of the logged-in user. The vulnerability does not require network connectivity or prior authentication and is not reported to be actively exploited in the wild.
Affected products
- Adobe Substance3D Designer
Timeline
- 2026-08-25: disclosed